Chapter 9 of Northern Lands is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Northern Lands is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIGHTS IN ST. PETERSBURG. "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage. "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith. "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
Chapter 9 of Northern Lands is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “"I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.”
subject to appointment
From this reading “"Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.”
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading “PETERSBURG.”
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading “"I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “SIGHTS IN ST.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “"Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “"I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
subject to appointment
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
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From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading PETERSBURG.
a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIGHTS IN ST.
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Appointed by the captain!" sneered De Forrest, as the students left the steerage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know; it's a puzzler to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder what that's for," added Beckwith.
Chapter 9 of Northern Lands by Oliver Optic holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 286 sentences of Northern Lands, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Northern Lands by Oliver Optic exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 286 sentences, grouped into 58 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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